CVE-2026-6517
Mattermost Desktop App fails to restrict the allow list of domains which NTLM credentials are passed
Mattermost Desktop App versions <=6.1 5.5.13.0 fail to restrict the allow list of domains to which NTLM credentials were forwarded to in the Mattermost Desktop App which allows any user on a server without the image proxy enabled to intercept other users credentials via embedding an image that routes to an external web server. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00651
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Mattermost Desktop App fails to restrict the allow list of domains which NTLM credentials are passed
Mattermost Desktop App versions <=6.1 5.5.13.0 fail to restrict the allow list of domains to which NTLM credentials were forwarded to in the Mattermost Desktop App which allows any user on a server without the image proxy enabled to intercept other users credentials via embedding an image that routes to an external web server. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00651
- Record
CVE-2026-6517- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-36725
Mattermost Desktop App versions <=6.1 5.5.13.0 fail to restrict the allow list of domains to which NTLM credentials were forwarded to in the Mattermost Desktop App which allows any user on a server without the image proxy enabled to intercept other users credentials via embedding an image that routes to an external web server. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00651
- Record
EUVD-2026-36725- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2wmq-3m94-g4jr
Mattermost Desktop App versions <=6.1 5.5.13.0 fail to restrict the allow list of domains to...
Mattermost Desktop App versions <=6.1 5.5.13.0 fail to restrict the allow list of domains to which NTLM credentials were forwarded to in the Mattermost Desktop App which allows any user on a server without the image proxy enabled to intercept other users credentials via embedding an image that routes to an external web server. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00651
- Record
GHSA-2wmq-3m94-g4jr- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Mattermost Desktop App versions <=6.1 5.5.13.0 fail to restrict the allow list of domains to which NTLM credentials were forwarded to in the Mattermost Desktop App which allows any user on a server without the image proxy enabled to intercept other users credentials via embedding an image that routes to an external web server. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00651
- Record
CVE-2026-6517- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Mattermost Desktop App fails to restrict the allow list of domains which NTLM credentials are passed
Mattermost Desktop App versions <=6.1 5.5.13.0 fail to restrict the allow list of domains to which NTLM credentials were forwarded to in the Mattermost Desktop App which allows any user on a server without the image proxy enabled to intercept other users credentials via embedding an image that routes to an external web server. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00651
- Record
CVE-2026-6517- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-6517 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.3) in Mattermost, published June 15, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.19%, the 8th percentile. No source names a fixed version.